frustratedearthmother
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So awesome - you have been blessed. Doubly so - with the deal on the pipeline system and with such a great friend!
Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter
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goatgurl
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whoo hooo! won't a pipeline be such a blessing! i know that my back and hands would gripe at me daily if i had to carry heavy buckets. and you had better take that break while you can because once the dairy is up and going you may never get any more time off. Bless Southern't heart, it's so good to have friends willing to help.
Southern by choice
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It will be so fun to see you again! 
So excited for you and your dairy!
So excited for you and your dairy!
Hens and Roos
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that's great!!
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babsbag
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I am blessed for sure and over and over again I have seen proof while working on the dairy. I am not sure why this all falls together but I am thankful. There have been no roadblocks for this from the County or the State and in CA that alone is a miracle.
And my friends are THE BEST.
Going to put out a request here. I am looking for 1-4 milk meters for goats. I can't find any used ones so I thought I might post it on here. Cow ones won't work. They "usually" look like this...
and are made by Waikato but Westfalia makes one too, I think. If anyone hears of any of these for sale used please send me a PM. I really need to know how much milk each doe is giving me so I can make breeding plans down the line. I have more does than I need so it is time to start keeping the best of the best.
THANKS!!!
And my friends are THE BEST.Going to put out a request here. I am looking for 1-4 milk meters for goats. I can't find any used ones so I thought I might post it on here. Cow ones won't work. They "usually" look like this...
THANKS!!!
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babsbag
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We have been working on the trailer for the milking parlor and the barn at the same time. I need that trailer OUT OF MY BARN NOW
We moved it into the barn so we could work on it in the rain but now it is close to kidding season and it's still there. Rafters are going in on it tomorrow and then hopefully a roof or if not then at least we get it completely squared up so I can start the siding this week. We can't move it out until it is weather proof; if I move it out and tarp it then I can't work on it when it is raining...a catch 22. And to complicate matters there is a nice slippery slope of mud that it has to get through. I know our truck can't pull it out of that hole, but hoping my friends new $75,000.00 beast can. Was hoping to move it this week but 1. we aren't done and 2. accuweather lied (surprised ?) and instead of one day of rain this week we are getting 4. I am really worried that the trailer may be stuck in there until spring....BAD BAD BAD. Hopefully a bunch of well placed gravel would help if needed.
Here is the siding on the barn. I had a bunch of 2x6 redwood decking that was really a pain to use for decking, the pieces weren't long enough and a lot of cracks and knots and warped boards so I found a good use for them. I leveled the horizontal boards between each upright and filled in any gaps at the bottom with a board. There will be 6-12" of gravel going in so the scrap filler board on the bottom will never be seen. I still have to drive some t-post or re-bar on the outside to make sure the bottom boards don't bow out when I put the gravel in. We have a bunch of 5' t-post that will be perfect for that job.
I got the rain gutter on one side so far. I only bought materials for one side as it was a design as I go project but it came out nice so now I can do the other side. IF it ever stops raining. It was amazing how much water was coming down the sides, eventually I will get gravel along side of the barn too and slope it away from the barn. So much to do.
We moved it into the barn so we could work on it in the rain but now it is close to kidding season and it's still there. Rafters are going in on it tomorrow and then hopefully a roof or if not then at least we get it completely squared up so I can start the siding this week. We can't move it out until it is weather proof; if I move it out and tarp it then I can't work on it when it is raining...a catch 22. And to complicate matters there is a nice slippery slope of mud that it has to get through. I know our truck can't pull it out of that hole, but hoping my friends new $75,000.00 beast can. Was hoping to move it this week but 1. we aren't done and 2. accuweather lied (surprised ?) and instead of one day of rain this week we are getting 4. I am really worried that the trailer may be stuck in there until spring....BAD BAD BAD. Hopefully a bunch of well placed gravel would help if needed.
Here is the siding on the barn. I had a bunch of 2x6 redwood decking that was really a pain to use for decking, the pieces weren't long enough and a lot of cracks and knots and warped boards so I found a good use for them. I leveled the horizontal boards between each upright and filled in any gaps at the bottom with a board. There will be 6-12" of gravel going in so the scrap filler board on the bottom will never be seen. I still have to drive some t-post or re-bar on the outside to make sure the bottom boards don't bow out when I put the gravel in. We have a bunch of 5' t-post that will be perfect for that job.
I got the rain gutter on one side so far. I only bought materials for one side as it was a design as I go project but it came out nice so now I can do the other side. IF it ever stops raining. It was amazing how much water was coming down the sides, eventually I will get gravel along side of the barn too and slope it away from the barn. So much to do.
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frustratedearthmother
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Hope the weather holds out for you...but if it's like it is here...we're looking for plans for an ark!
Kinda of strange really to hear someone from CA complaining about too much water... Although I DO understand getting it all at once is detrimental to so many other things. I hope at the very least that it's helping with your snow pack and helping fill the vastly depleted reservoirs. I was surprised to see how "loose" the fabric cover appears on the barn roof... Is it my imagination? Also, did you dip the holding screws in any kind of sealer before you screwed the gutter on? To prevent water access to the underlying wood?
Sorry the rain is holding you up on work on your dairy...
Sorry the rain is holding you up on work on your dairy...
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babsbag
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The screws have a rubber grommet, the kind you use on metal roofing. And the piece of trim that I used is PVC no rotting there; at least not from water.
The fabric that looks loose is a "skirt" that hangs down below the tie downs. If you look at my first picture in the above post you will see a horizontal bar in a pocket with yellow straps that go to ratchets. Everything above that is tight. We still haven't tightened all of the cables and turnbuckles completely either, will do that as soon as the trailer is moved, but believe me, the top of the barn is tight. There are some wrinkles but I am sure they will iron out in the heat next summer.
Our snow pack is doing quite well, more this week. I got to see Yosemite in the snow; something I hadn't seen since I was a kid. Gorgeous place.
But I just need it to rain everywhere but on me for about a week and then it can let go.
The fabric that looks loose is a "skirt" that hangs down below the tie downs. If you look at my first picture in the above post you will see a horizontal bar in a pocket with yellow straps that go to ratchets. Everything above that is tight. We still haven't tightened all of the cables and turnbuckles completely either, will do that as soon as the trailer is moved, but believe me, the top of the barn is tight. There are some wrinkles but I am sure they will iron out in the heat next summer.
Our snow pack is doing quite well, more this week. I got to see Yosemite in the snow; something I hadn't seen since I was a kid. Gorgeous place.
But I just need it to rain everywhere but on me for about a week and then it can let go.
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goatgurl
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looks like you are making progress even in the rain. like FEM i was looking for a big boat but it has finally stopped for a while. suppose to start again in a couple of days but the 9-10" we got before just 1-2 this time.
